Cabo Delgado

Cabo Delgado is the northeasternmost province of Mozambique. Translating approximately as Cape Thin, the province is bordered by Tanzania to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique's Nampula province to the south and its Niassa province to the west.

Although Pemba receives a fair amount of tourism, most of which arrives by air, Cabo Delgado is one of the least visited provinces in Mozambique. Despite this, it has an impressive array of attractions, most of which are along or just off its approximately 300km of coastline.

The Makua are the main ethnic group of the Cabo Delgado province. If you walk around Pemba you'll notice the local women walking around with white paste on their face. This is nothing more than a skin-softening mask just like those worn by Western women. The only difference is that Makua women don't hide theirs.

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